Плохое положение

1. Быть в трудном положении

1. be in a difficult situation

2. be in trouble

3. be in a fix

4. be in deep waters

5. be in a corner

6. be in a tight corner

7. be in a scrape

8. be in a hole

9. be in the soup

10.be in a jam

11. be in the cart

2. Попасть в беду

1. get into trouble

2. get into deep (hot) waters

3. get into a scrape

4. get in the soup

5. get into a jam

6. get in Dutch

3. Вовлечь кого-либо в беду

1. involve a person into difficulty

2. get smb. into trouble

3. bring smb. to a pretty pass

4. bring smb. to grief

5. get smb. into a scrape

6. get smb. into a corner

7. put smb. in queer street

8. get smb. into a hole

9. put smb. in the cart

4. Еле спастись

1. only just escape

2. have a narrow escape

3. have a close shave

4. escape by the skin of one's teeth

5. escape by a hair's breadth

5. Нуждаться в деньгах

1. be in want of money

2. be in reduced circumstances

3. be out at elbows

4. be in queer street

5. be in low waters

6. be on the rocks

7. be on one's beam ends

8. not to have a shirt to one's back

9. be as poor as a church mouse

10. be hard up

11. be badly off

12. not to have a bean

13. be down and out

14. be stony broke

6. Уволить кого-либо с работы

1. dismiss smb. from employment

2. give smb. the sack

3. give smb. the bird

4. give smb. the boot

X. Борьба

1. Искать повода для ссоры

1. seek a cause for a fight/quarrel

1. ask for trouble

2. look for trouble

3. carry a chip on one's shoulder

4. spoil for a fight

2. Быть наготове

1. be watchful/vigilant

2. be on the watch

3. be on the alert

4. be on one's guard

5. be on the qui vive

6. have all one's wits about one

7. have all one's eyes about one

8. keep one's eyes open

9. keep one's eyes peeled

3. Застигнуть врасплох

1. take unprepared

2. take smb. unawares

3. catch smb. unawares

4. catch smb. off his guard

5. catch smb. napping

6. take smb. by surprise

4. Отважиться

1. make an effort to be brave

2. take courage

3. pluck up one's courage

4. screw up one's courage

5. take one's courage in both hands

6. take heart

7. pluck up heart

5. Нанести удар

1. give a blow

2. deal a blow

3. inflict a blow

4. strike a blow

5. fetch a blow

6. deal a stroke

6. Убить кого-либо

1. kill smb.

2. do smb. to death

3. put smb. to death

4. be the death of smb.

5. take smb.'s life

6. blow out smb.'s brains

7. settle smb.'s hash

7. Защищать поддерживать

1. support/defend

2. take the part of smb.

3. take sides with smb.

4. take up the cudgels for smb.

5. take up arms for smb.

8. Сдерживать кого-либо

1. restrain smb.

2. keep smb. in check

3. hold under control

4. keep in leash

5. keep a tight rein on smb.

6. keep in hand

9. Избивать

1. beat smb. up

2. give smb. a beating

3. give smb. a spanking

4. give smb. a flogging

5. give smb. a thrashing

6. beat smb. black and blue

7. beat smb. within an inch of his life

8. beat smb. to a mummy

9. beat smb. to death

10. knock smb. into the middle of the next week

10. beat smb. to a pulp

11. comb smb.'s head for him

12. give smb. a hiding

14. give smb. what for

15. dust smb.'s coat

16. tan smb.'s hide

17. kick the life out of smb.

10. Взять верх над кем-либо

1. get the mastery over smb.

2. get the better of smb.

3. get the upper hand of smb.

4. get the whip hand of smb.

11. Признать себя побежденным

1. admit defeat

2. throw in the sponge

3. throw in the towel

4. throw up one's hand

5. lower one's colours

6. strike one's colours